The most significant outside influence on me was my grandmother. My parents were never married or together, and my mom wasn't able to support me alone, so I lived with my grandmother for about eleven years. She supported me entirely and I am grateful to have her in my life. She grew up in very poor circumstances and is a very frugal and practical woman. She believes in hard work and she doesn't know what an excuse is. I remember vividly breaking my ankle in seventh grade, and asking her if she would get something from my room for me, and she reminded me that I had one completely functional leg and so that I had no excuse to be lazy. She made me very self-disciplined, and she instilled on me a belief that any obstacle is able to be conquered. Her tough-love was great, and if I truly needed her to be empathetic, she would always listen to me and be supportive. She believes that the most important two professions are nursing or teaching, and is very excited that I'm going to college to be a teacher. It is very encouraging having her by my side on my career choice. She put herself through college, and I'm doing it myself too, and it makes me feel very accomplished and independent, and I'm glad that my grandmother helped me to grow up to be self sufficient, and strong. Additionally, she is a kind, generous woman, who believes in giving back to the community or the church, and is big on giving donations, and I love that about her, and I hope that when I'm older, I'll have the money to donate as well! She calls me frequently to make sure I'm doing all my work and that I'm happy, and I'm very lucky to have someone like her rooting for me. If it wasn't for her, and how she helped my mother and I out, I might not have been able to go to college at all, and I am so grateful to her, I owe her everything.
The most significant outside influence on me was my grandmother. My parents were never married or together, and my mom wasn't able to support me alone, so I lived with my grandmother for about eleven years. She supported me entirely and I am grateful to have her in my life. She grew up in very poor circumstances and is a very frugal and practical woman. She believes in hard work and she doesn't know what an excuse is. I remember vividly breaking my ankle in seventh grade, and asking her if she would get something from my room for me, and she reminded me that I had one completely functional leg and so that I had no excuse to be lazy. She made me very self-disciplined, and she instilled on me a belief that any obstacle is able to be conquered. Her tough-love was great, and if I truly needed her to be empathetic, she would always listen to me and be supportive. She believes that the most important two professions are nursing or teaching, and is very excited that I'm going to college to be a teacher. It is very encouraging having her by my side on my career choice. She put herself through college, and I'm doing it myself too, and it makes me feel very accomplished and independent, and I'm glad that my grandmother helped me to grow up to be self sufficient, and strong. Additionally, she is a kind, generous woman, who believes in giving back to the community or the church, and is big on giving donations, and I love that about her, and I hope that when I'm older, I'll have the money to donate as well! She calls me frequently to make sure I'm doing all my work and that I'm happy, and I'm very lucky to have someone like her rooting for me. If it wasn't for her, and how she helped my mother and I out, I might not have been able to go to college at all, and I am so grateful to her, I owe her everything.